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The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1887-09-21
The Highwayman.

Did you ever meet a robber. with pistol and
knife,
Whose prompt and cordial greeting was, "your
money or your life.'
Who, while you stood trembling. with your
hands above your head.
Took your gold. most grimly Offering to repay
You in cold lead2
Well once met a robber: was going home
to tea,
The way was rather lonely. though not yet too
dark to
That the sturdy rogue who stopped me there
was very fully armed
but II m honest IN maintaining that i didn't I
feel alarmed.
He was painting hard from running so being
stili undaunted.
Very boldly faced the rascal and demanded
what he wanted:
/ was quite big as he was, and i. was not
out of breath.
So didn't fear his shooting me, or stabbing
me TO death.
In answer to my question the highwayman
raised an arm
And pointed il straight at me-though / still
felt no alarm:
He did not ask for money, but what he said
this:
"You can not pass, Papa, unless you give
your boy kissr
Allen G. Bigelow, in ST. Nicholas.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1887-09-21
AnOriginal Version.

There lived near Alexandria, in Vir-
ginia. an old colored MN and woman,
whom tn ir acquaintances called
Daddy and Nanny Williams. He had
had educational advantages, and could
read in fashion peculiarly his own;
but his wife although lacking as re-
CARDS erudition, possessed great force
of character. which she often displayed
in manner that was very irritating
to her husband. When she became
particularly fractious- Daddy would
take the bible. and open to that chap
ter in Revelation beginning, ..And
there appeared great wonder in
heaven, a woman clothed with the
sun, and the moon under her feet, =
etc
With impressive solemnity he would
read as follows: AN dere 'peared 4
great wonder in heben, woman!'
Slowly closing the book, he would gazs
sternly at his now subdued wife. fcl
the passage never failed to producs
the desired effect. Harper's Maqa
cine
Those who desire to follow fashion,
dictates must now feign strong al
miration for artistic carvings in ivory
=
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1887-09-21
A coxyEN,Eyr 1NpLEMENr.

To round rod of iron, one inch in di-
ameter, weld on a sharp round point one
loot long and two and one-half inches In
diameter at the top of the point. ANY
blacksmith can furnish one at small cost
when he gets the idea from the cut.
When finished the implement ought not
TO be over five feet long and will welgn
about twenty pounds. BY striking TINS
down into the earth repeatedly with potn
hands and working it from side to side q
little, SO that it can be drawn out easily,
hole will soon be made deep enough te
hold poles and stakes firmly without dig
gfng or driving.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1887-09-21

an advertising is due after first insertion, unless
.,aerFiss specially agreed On all contracts Of 81,
AZ more discount Ot ten per cent. Will be allowed
d paid in advance.
lcal notices will be inserted at the rate pre-
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~, gsrd each additional insertion, and 10 cents Tor
paknz proof Of publication.
adysriisers who wish cuts inserted TOR a longer
srod than one month, must send thesl OF solid
aetAl.
reading special notices, 70 appear on local page
III ~ charged D cents per line each insertion.
- These are our only rates, and they will be
,.retY adhered 70.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1887-09-21
Lockjaw on Long Island.

Who can explain what there is in the
air or climate of the Long Island sea coast
conducive to the terrible disease of lock-
jaw9 To step on rusty nail from Fire
Island to Montauk is almost sure death.
Visitors cannot touch many of the plants
or shrubs without being poisoned, al
though they have no such effect ON the
natives Scratches from shrubs or any
sharp surface on the feet, or in fact any
part of the body, are sure TO result in seri
Gus inconvenience for long time. Yet
the natives do not appear to be so sensi
tive to these influences except in the case
of the rusty nail. That is almost invaria
bly, fatal The lockjaw smiths ought te
open an expert hospital to study ths
disease somewhere on the island.-New
York Star
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1887-09-21

THERE is not member of the Order
who may not induce at least one good
citizen to join the Order in the next
ninety days, Constant accession of
moral and healthy material is needed
to perpetuate the Order, and assure the
prompt payment of the benefit to our
benefciaries in case of our death; a
healthy increase in membership will
bring about corresponding decrease in
assessments. Even at two assessments
of one collar each per month, it will
require eighty-three and one-third years
of membership to contribute as much
as we pay to each at death. Besides
this selfish consideration we should re-
member that our Order has been and is
now the most perfect agency for doing
great good in this world; a contribution
from each member of one cent and a
half enables US as your agents to relieve
the distress of a family by the magifi-
cent sum of two thousand dollars.-L.
A. Gratz, Supreme Dictator.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1887-09-21
Locating Walks and pr,v..

When walks and drives are to be
located these ought to be placed only
where they will be required for every day
use, ana as direct from one place to
another as practicable-not necessarily
straight, but on graceful sweeps and
curves, which are much more pleasing to
the eye. Let the ground be graded so as
10 slope away gradually from the house.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1887-09-21
Interfering With the Bible.

A farmer stood at the Ithaca gas well
yesterday and sadly declared it was
Just running bible prophecy to dig such
things. On being asked to explain he
said: If the oil and gas is all pumped
out of the earth, don't it stand to rea-
son that there will be nothing left in
side for the final burning up of the
world? 1t is just spelling bible proph-
ecy, and ought to be stopped. Ell
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1887-09-21
squashes as a Second Crop.

Squashes are excellent as second crop
after spinach, onion sets, radishes. kale or
lettuce. They are sometimes grown be-
tween the rows Of early beans, peas. cab
bages and potatoes. Every fourth row in
the early crop is left vacant and the
squash seed planted in these rows. and
the early crop cleared away in July before
the squashes begin to run.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1887-09-21
No Happiness in Idieness.

The keenest sorrows of the world are in
the homes of people of affluence, who are
so much envied by those who struggle in
daily toll for bread; but if the skeletons OF
the homes of the honest sons of labor
could be compared with the skeletons oi
the homes of the rich, both would learn
that there is no happiness i'll idleness, nc
wealth but the content of industry
Philadelphia Times.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1887-09-21
FARM AND GARDEN.
The CHAMPION SHEEP AND CATTLE
DOGS or THE WORLD.

Very Convenient Little Implement.
Interesting Items About the Trotting
Wonders Of the COnntry-How to Make
Vermin Proof Well.
The use Of impure water is the cause of
much sickness among farmers as well as
among city folk. Generally speaking,
farmers flatter themselves that the water
in their wells is pure as is dew drop,
while in point of fact it often occurs that
said water is absolutely polluted, in a
word unhealthful There are many causes
Of impurity, such as the close proximity
Of cesspools, duck puddles and the like.
Another source Of pollution is the burrow-
ing beetles and worms, especially angle
worms, which enter the well through the
chinks in the well, fall into the water and
sink to the bottom, where they die and
decay.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1887-09-21
The country's Clover crop.

The acreage OF clover, both for bav and
seed, seems to be steadily increasing n
almost every portion of the country. The
area shows marked advance in mans
states this season, especially west Of the
mississippi river and in the south. The
only sections showing falling off are the
middle states and the Ohio valley. wbere
unpropitious weather resulted in the
freezing out of considerable areas
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1887-09-21

The supreme medical examiner of
the knights of Honor has passed upon
16, ,271 applications during the last twen-
ty-three months. About fifteen per
cent. of these were rejected. The total
number of applications from the for
nation of the order up to the present
time is Sc 400
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1887-09-21
THE FRATERNITIES.

The many Masonic and other friends
of Rev. Bro. Irwin Miller, of Walnut
Grove, Miss, viii be pleased to learn
that his health has been fully restored,
and that he has taken charge of his
business. lie spent the summer months
among the mountains and mineral wa
ters of Kentucky.
KNIGHTS OF HONOR ASSESSMENTS
Nos. 30 and 211, issued September /
are for 100 deaths, the following being
of Mississippi: JAS. E. Heath, Sardis
died June 81; total assessment paid
$50. .30-family will get 100000. Sam
uel Lowenburg, Natchez-died June
27; total assessment paid, $143.00-
family viii get 100000. r. w. Wynn
Michigan City-died July 3; total as
sessment paid, $52S.50-family will get
$200o00. J. ID. Morisey, Hernando-
died July 8; total assessments paid
S92 2.00-family will get 100000. A
G. Lawrence, Crawford-died July 8
total assessment paid, s127.00- family
will get 100000. Thomas E. Bohanan
Lyon-died May z3; total assessment.
paid, S23.00-family will receive $4,000
George E. Birdsong, Bolton, died July
IL; total assessment paid, $81.00-fam
lily will get 100000. Total assessments
paid by the seven brothers deceased
$1,184S0. Total to be paid their fami
lies, S14, 900.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1887-09-21
Peach Trees.

A paragraph from an exchange SAYS
Peach trees growing near the house where
dish and wash water are thrown out, are
long lived, free from worms, disease, etc
A hint can be had from this, showing
that salt and alkaIi are what gives the re
slllt
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1887-09-21

IT is wearisome to hear man talk of
"our beloved order," and how willing
and anxious he is to respond to the dis
tress call and work for the good of the
order, and then have him quibble and
use all manner of subterfuge in order
to get out of paying ten cents towards
advancing the interest of this same "be-
loved order."-K. of III. Reporter.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1887-09-21
A verv conven,en, Implement.

The simple implement shown in the cui
IS an exceedingly convenient affair, and
Will pay for itself many times over IN one
season, by greatly facilitating the inser'
ton of vine stakes, bean poles and othel
long slender supports, otherwise difficult
to set in the ground.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1887-09-21
How to Secure Large Lodge At
tendance.

West End Lodge appointed Charles
Augustus to find some way to bring out
the members to the lodge. A few days
after this every member secured the
following anonymous letter:
eve have accidently learned that
charges of a serious nature, for which
you are in part responsible, will be taken
up for consideration at the next meet
ing of your lodge, and it is hoped that
you will be on hand to explain or de
fend yourself at that time. FRIEND"
When the meeting night arrived out
of membership of 17S there were 81
present, and postals or letters from fifty
six others unavoidably absent, but ask.
ing for copy of charges.-Knight OF
Honor.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1887-09-21

The employmento Of the sagacious Scotcn
collie has largely increased In the uniteo
States during the past few years ~ = =
sheep dog that the collie IS best known
In this country, but he IS equally valua1it
as a careful watcher over herds of cattle'
With the growing demand for this sneeL
and cattle dog it is well to make meE1oI =
OF the fact that collies vary in disposl,loI
and good qualities as well as n colol
hence in making selection II Is wise :
procure as perfect 4 specimen as possible
At an early are a well bred collie displays
striking intelligence, and with Propel
training soon becomes proficient In the az
OF gathering and ssdispersing nerd'
and focl-s.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1887-09-21
Mississippi Corn for Illinois Pigs.

New Orleans Picayune.I
In our special telegram from Merid-
ian. Miss, it is told that farmers from
the drought-stricken regions OF Illinois
are proposing to transport their hogs te
Mississippi where corn can be found tf
feed them. Fortunately the corn croE
in Middle Mississippi is very large, ane
can be profitably utilized in feeding The
Illinois pokers; but it will be new
thing in the commercial history OF tn
American hog to fatten him ON South
ern corn. We await with interest tn
next move in the panorama OF Southern
development. 1t looks something IKE
| boom, don't it,
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1887-09-21

AT West End Lodge Charles Angus
tus moved that when any member said
any thing against brother he should put
cent in a mite box which he presented
to the lodge for that purpose. The mo-
ton was adopted. Last week Charles
Augustus began to discuss Supreme
Lodge legislation, and drifted down to
the Grand and subordinate lodge. When
he got through his thirty minutes speech
the Reporter had scored against him
1877 cents. He paid it, and says the rule
must be kept up if it fills the mite box
Knight of Honor.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1887-09-21

The aim of true craftsmanship and
civilization is to secure the happiness of
the people. Nothing contributes so
much to that end as the certainty that
our dependent family, after our death,
will be beyond actual want 1t has
been problem heretofore how to secure
such competency, and this has been
true especially with that class who are
unable by reason of their restricted in.
come, to accumulate sufficient to make
safe provision for their families. This
problem has been solved by the Knights
of Honor. Every moral citizen who is
in good health may enter the order, and
no matter how limited his resources,
may provide from one to two thousand
dollars for his family in case of his
death.-Ex.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1887-09-21
an experiment In Cutting v,...

WHfat-
experiments at the Ohio State univer-
sly grounds made it appear that the
practlce OF cutting wheat before ID hard
ems rednces the quality. 1t Is explained
si snal tne giutin is two or three davs
s.Imel rbms IN N forming than the starch, and
OF giutin Is materially diminished TSs
gram may be plumper and the f,our
whittier, Of this early cut wheat bnt ae-
cording to the experiments alluded IN st
VII VIII De deficient in bread making quail
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1887-09-21

There are a thousand differences betwsep
us, but we are astonishingly al.ke.-Rev.
Sam Jones.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1887-09-21
THE CLARION
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The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1887-09-21

WHSN . man dies In Society Islands
thev paint his body. When man dies
Is some Of our societies, they paint his
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1887-09-21

The Knights Of Labor Co-Operatiye
Clothing company Of Cleveland, has
been incorporated with 320, 600 capital.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1887-09-21

No industrious man Is ton poor 70 b.
eome Z knight of Honor. The poorer
yoa are the greater re1son for yoor join.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1887-09-21

If member transgresses the rules of
an Order, prefer charges and try the
offender in the Order; the busybody
and defamer, who never have good
word for anybody, but delight in innu-
endoes and mysterious hints, are nuis-
| ances to Orders, and, like knats on an
elephant, very annoying. The very fact
that one member speaks to the detri-
ment of another is evidence of unwor-
thiness and faithlessness to Obligation
w II Rarnes
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1887-09-21

In Cincinnati smoking is prohibited
on any part Of the horse cars.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1887-09-21

The enthusiastic endorsement of the
Democracy of Kinds county, was no
doubt peculiarly gratifying to Senator
Wsithall, and particularly so the hearty
second which the resolution received
from Hon. Ethel Barksdale, who was
Gen. Walthalrs competitor for the Sem
ate at the time Senator George was
elected. after Gen. WalthaIl's with
drawal. We have never claimed to be a
.sSaul among Prophets,n but, If any
BODY will take the trouble to look back
and read our predictions made eight OF
ten yeGrs ago, they win PEE that All are
coming to pass. Senator WalthAll is
to-day. the strongest man in Mississippi,
and his strength is based upon solid
lfoundstion, which nothing can weaken
| or shake. Modest as woman, he is 81
grand and able - he il modest, and on
| " time is necessary to prove to tbs
world that IA point Of ability, and I'll
| the attributes of statesmanship and no
BILE manhood, he is the peer Of any mar
| living. MisEissippi delights to h0nol
him, ard IN doing - she honon herself
lSardis Reporter
Capt John G Lucas died Il Kosciusk,
o. Monday lask He Va one Of the NOS
kirhly esfeS1ed md u1sfnf citixens o
Afka1a eoum1y. For many years he wa
GhmsG u - ooun1y, nerve3 II fhe I6xis
lnt1xo, - N ae1iye memher 81 the n. 3
Qku1rh nnd 6uperin1eudonk e. the Metho
- Gnnd1y G1hooa- He viii Be grsatl,
Szz4 a.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1887-09-21
-CluI, Rates.

md ,ifher Of the journals named
esL CLAh.un, y ...n he GENT one year:
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-12-08
He DOdged HIS Taxes.

Although it is said that nothing is
certain but death and taxation, the
latter is by no means so inevitable as
the Grim Monster. who knocks alike
at palace gate and howell door. The
tax on the poor mans bread and shelf
er and clothes cannot be evaded, and
there is no escape for the small proper
ty-holder, even if the game were not
worth the candle. But every time a
very rich man dies the settlement OF
his estate by courts reveals the fact
that the great bulk of it had escaped
taxation altogether. Milton Tootle of
st. Joseph died possessed of las, 900
acres of land in Missouri and Iowa and
10000 acres in Kansas, besides much
valuable city property i'm st. Joseph
and other cities, and large interests in
several business firms. But although
his personal property alone was legally
appraised at over $4,000, 900, it was
found to be assessed at only $llO. 900;
and when the Board of Equalization
for Buchanan County ventured to raise
the total assessment of his local estate
to one-third of the sworn appraisement
of his personal property, it was con-
tended that no taxes at all could be
collected, because the clerk had neg.
lected to swear in the Board Of Equal
Dispatch.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-12-08

counties in Arkansas, getting back In
time for the November term.
He mentioned Pennington as one oil
the towns he was in, but said it was "a
little too close to Perryville.n He
didn't exactly say in 90 many words
that he was hunting SAT. to crack,
but his tone and manner lett the i'm
preston clearly that he was not prowl-
ing around through the country with
his eyes shut, and that If he should
have happened to stumble on to a good
job he would not have neglected To
make a note OF it.
On Tuesday Sheriff Martin received
descriptions Of two of the suspected
parties in the Reynolds county lob.
One of the descriptions fits old Het-
tenhausen pretty closely. excepting a
mustache, which, however might have
been false one stuck on for the occa-
sion, as it is known that Het. in his
case here. banked heavily on his abil-
ity to get" himself up''in q manner that
would defeat all attempts at identifi-
cation. The description of the other
party, which was shown to Mr.. Jas.
Burgee, is said to answer very well for
man in Springfield, ILL.,, by the name
of Logan, who is known to be profes.
sional crook and a pal of Hetten-
hausen's, and whom Mr.. Burgee saw
in Springfield in the summer of 1886
while working up the Perry county
burglary cases. Mr.. Bureee has for
warded his opinions of the descriptions
to the Reynolds county authorities and
proposing that if they have any person
who can positively identify the parties
they want to send the party here and
he will go with him to Springfield and
try to point Old Het. and his partner
out to him.-PerryUiile Chronicle.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-12-08

II YOU would have insisted on the location
of the Normal under the shadow of sixteen
saloons, we don't see how you can now
consistently demand the removal of those
sixteen saloons from under the shadow OF
the Normal IrOntOn Register.
If, friend AXE, there should now exist
somewhere at the foot OF Normal Hill dam
gerous nuisance, such, for instance, as a
malaria breeding pool which had proven
detrimental to the health of the students,
and wonld continue to do so If permitted to
remain there, would it be inconsistent to
now advise the cleaning out of that pool just
because it happened to be there ut the time
the Normal was built? Answer.-Jackson
Cash Book.
II, with that "malaria- breeding
pool" right in front of the proposed
schoolhouse site, and with no then pos
sible means or desire for removing it,
you could still advocate the location o:
the Normal there. with the tacit under
standing with the owner of the pool
that it should remain, we do not see
how you could now decently demand
its removal to the detriment of the
fcStcO lHltEcStS III Salu OWueTs we
have thus answered you from your own
premises, but those premises are not
good. A notwithstanding pool" af-
fects all who breathe its tainted breath,
and all are subject to it. But one may
live lifetime under the shadow of a
saloon and never enter it. If he does,
it is of his own volition, and with full
knowledge of all the evils which Turk
in the intern perate use of wine, beer or
whisky. No scholar from the Normal
is called upon to patronize the saloon,
and we understand the regulations of
the school forbid his doing so; but no
order of the faculty could keep out of
the school-room itself the poisonous
| breath from malaria breeding pool"
in the front yard. The professors and
scholars would be compelled to inhale
it. whether or no. To make your
premises good the saloon men would
have to daily and nightly storm the
Normal, capture the professors and
scholars, male and female, and forcibly
drench them with liquor. Do they do
that? If they do, you are right.